Rep. Dan Boren Supports Republican Plan for Tax Cut Extension
Rep. Dan Boren, D-Muskogee, announced Monday that he would support the House Republican plan for extending the payroll tax cut in 2012 because it includes a provision to expedite a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry oil from Canada through Oklahoma to the Texas Gulf Coast.
“At a time when many are without work, it is time that we come together in a bi-partisan way to pass this legislation which will create tens of thousands of new jobs,” Boren said.
“I also believe that this bill should attract votes from both political parties, because it takes initiatives supported by President Obama including the payroll tax cut extension and the extension of unemployment benefits, while also including initiatives supported by congressional Republicans like freezing federal worker pay.”
Boren and Reps. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma City, and Tom Cole, R-Moore, talked about the politics of the payroll tax debate in this story.
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The pipeline is a great idea for the country but building it directly over the source of water that supplies our food is an ignorant idea. Money seems to blind common sense. We need to build this pipeline but not where they want to build it.